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A B -a -a -d Man.
(Fromtne rhaven,'Wash, Herald.)
The woorr.+it I ever know'd is twin' aero-
r * " ellti the folks at' detains is a tryin to run
./Se dgo.:to 2neotin', and I tell what I think,
Tharp t a time8. when he dont make no bones in
s Lakin"' t g drink
y • I've,heernit.said he gambles, an' I know he
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smokes an'chew,
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a" aI'tfiti• c OW fer certain what the truth about
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4tt'--oometo tbin'ik-I cleano as it'e any of my
e' But ther's thinge I do know on him 'at I ain't
afeerd to tell
*---::.--_...._.-_-- - bat-hodoe�, au'-'keepe-'em mightydark an'
•w, * deep as any well.
seed him give a cripple a twenty Wdollar bill,
' I h ern tell the cripple to be keep] of
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know he's got a waggin that leaves groceries
an' etch
ith a lot of helpless people who is fur from
being rioh. '
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'• w}11 try to believe ft, Gaep&rd, indeed I But,
U only it were nearly over, if even this were
the last 1 I' am_ so -tired of pain,, and more
wane always ooming."
" Poor little one 1 " said Gaspard,
careelingly, hardly knowinghow to answer
her. " Perhaps things will grow' brighter
after this. We nfast hope, atilt, for indeed
we can echo Lamartine'e sentiments, ' IGte
nous Tule ue L'Esperance..•.c '
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� +braap�rt7iiq "�iemsir who
apparently ` felt himself neglected; and
eprnng on to Esperanoe's shoulder with a
remonstrating " mew." She could not help
smiling through her tears, and ilius the
disonseion of the dean's letter ended.
Later-hrthe-day-Gaspard-wiofe to ooept
the offer of a home for Esperanoe, and to
ask the dean to fix the time of her coming.
In -reply ...to tlas__Esperanca---received. a
letter tram Cornelia, naming, a day in the
following week for her arrival. The letter
in itself was oertainly not unkind, and yet
Q speranoe was thoroughly chilled b it.
Than the bond of many • another man who wars
I lmow he's public, sperited, an' know he ellen
1,o,t up his' money, plentiful. for any public
gotintrusts in lots er things that's makin'
money fast, •
.An' I know clivy with a friend as long as
that,itin last.
-,4•' I know he's got a lot. er men a -working ali the
Ain know. he pays 'ern mighty well an' treats
ataaktiowaapolieney-loves-biner,---ana laic filen& -in
atanch an' true, '
An' I think, somehow, sich men as that had
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ADOPTED BY THE DEAN
tiliAFTER XL
&valence midlesepard waited hopefully
for "I° deareo Xellia. trying to persuade
themselves that,. now the floor had been
'staked, the worst was over, and that their
pride would be spared further pain.
They.were cruelly disappointed. in their
'The letter bearing the Riloheater pod.
mark oame early the next m
sparanatebent over hie shoulder exclaim-
- at ,the arabbed, illegible ,handwriting.
" • They idecdahered it elowly and, with cliff'.
The opening sentiments were not unkind,
the Arta page being almost entirely occupied
awith referenoes to the siege Of Paris and
Coininents on the present date of France ;
hiet then, unluckily, came a sentenoe which
smide.the olive cheeks. of the two refugees
'Audi orimeon.
• et. 1.1 Das not for me to judge how id your
, ' prevent poverty arises from the disturbed
state . of your country, or from negligence
an the part of Monsieur de Mabillon-from
whiahever cause it artse_se I feet bound, as
'onvonotherai lertit'hei-e-te give you assist -
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" I did think they would have asked you
to take meahere ; but there is not a single
word about you."
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Gaspard read on in silence, trying to see
the good points of the letter, but et ilently
" It ie certainly a little cold," he owned,
has evidently thought of you, and made
arrangements. She speaks of meeting
you, too, at the dation, whit:hie kind."
" I ehall not like her," said Esperanto,
-ina-as haid tie a stone. You try to make
the beat of it; man and ; but confess now,
'that yoa agree With me."
" Of course I should have been iamb
happier if they had asked me to take you to
Rile/Jester, and if there had been a little
more warmth in the letter ; but I think
you are wrong to judge so much from thie.
The Englieh are naturally more cautious
and reserved than we are. Perhaps ehe
waits to love you till she knows you.'-
" Then she will never love me, andel
shall 'never love said Eeperanoe,
passionately. " To be watched and
sorntinieed, and to have one's merits and
failings ,weighed -how unbearable it will
" Nonsense, oherie; they will love you -
they cannot help it ; only it is but fair that
you should go prepared to love them."
Es ran, ereedata.thisan-theor.ye-fahe
was not quite earl how it would be in
The week passed very qtriokly. and all too
soon the dreaded day arrived To the very
lad &Tonna° hoped that something would
occur to prevent it. Gaspard would hear
of some work, M. Lemercier would forward
an unexpected dividend, or something
would happen at Riloheeter-the dean
might be ill, or the house burned down 1
" Gaapard, stop 1 do not read any more ;
it is too cruel I How dare he speak so of
Gaspard drew a deep breath, but refused
to pat down the letter.
If
your sake I must have help, at, whatever
a "'With regard to employment for your-
. Isla I am afraid OSMOOt be of service to
you, my influence, apart from the clerical
world, being but small. As you put 11 very
rightly in your letter, your sister is, doubt-
_ fess, the first consideration. I regret fo
- hear that her Width hoe suffered from the
prilioni of the deg% and trust that the
plan am about to offer for your approval
will soon be the means of restoeing her. I
sister as an inmate of our home. She will
there have.all the advantages of the (tom- Th
panionehip of her cousin", and of the beat some
' Moiety of Ribeheater and the neighborhood, teace4
of lo
and will, I hope find the' change both
limeade! and congenial. Being thus re- True
lieved from what must, I feel convinced, be happ
a heavy responsibility to You, you will be but a
beeter able to 'rapport youraelf, and more taint
free to undertake whatever saitableemploy- she
meat you may meet with. Awaiting your
reply, I beg to remain your% faithfully, cared
depen
"The Deanery, Rilehester, 29,th, May, 1871." annatrevy
Esperanoe's brain grew dizzy as she read. steppe
She could not cry-ehe could not exclaim , It w
vehemently.. Only one low ejaculation of from
a time
Gaspard did not, attempt to speak, but he looked
drew her.oloeer to him.
through her mind ; LAS home at Rilohester awn,
-e-could ehe accept it ? Would it really be rows, r
snob a relief to Gaspard ? _Could she tree,
possibly bear such a dreedful humiliation ? Instino
She had aimed made up her mind to it mate
' when, with a sudden revateion, came the deepeat
;remembrance of the dean's slighting bright
. Mention of her father. Then wounded lOve heart.
and pride could no longer keep sites:me. was ab
Gaspard, darling I cennot bear ie 1 To felt lees
go to hie house, te live with him, when he One
has insulted papa, and still insults his -she w
memory 1' No, nal it is quite imposeible:- honte,
quite 1
English
- She was sobbing row-writaing in that to her,
intense, mental pain of whioh only the most than n
sensitively organized minds are capable. It Rilches
,yeas we'l she could not see Gaapard's face condo
-the -straggle between pride and . teem ex
love, against humility end trne love, was A ta
Aerially apparent. He knew that Esper. classic%
once trusted implicitly in hina, that what- Italian
sver decision he made ehe would how to it ; the care
eendeaet the very coneciouenete of his power that e
was a check. His heart cried out paeeion- French
' likely to heep her near him -to lose all, to detail o
toeffer all rather than be separated. His d ' a,
ride urged him to refute? tbe roffer d jacket,
elp, to struggle on alone. Bat against !the beck
these voices there -arose another. Gatiperd, I hat, ver
in hie Misery, had prayed for /*dance, and teen&
the guidance was given. His eyee fell on By top
the carved wooden crose hanging from Esperen
&Terence's neck -poor Jay deal souvenir.
Ms fact changed. When at length he epolie and pns
" Cherie, I feel sure it is right for you , polite gr
go -that even the eeparation willies for onr
good in some way we cannot yet see, Think ata
-of what our father seal jot before he died "
, " All things work together for good," teteei
16,
But nothing did happen. In a few hours
ehe was walking with Gaspard to the
station, feeling lilee one in a horrible dream,
while, in advanoe, the baker's boy was
wheeling her boxes on a truck. Perhapsehe
would turn them over, and so mies the train
and-delay-heredertare. taut nol nothing
would go oat of its orairee. They arrived
in good time the ticket wee taken, the
for her, and put her in charge of a
Middle-aged lady ; and then came the
parsing.
The English lady was quite startled by
such detnonetration in a public' place ; but
Esperanite did Mt heed her. Just as the
tram was going off Geepard found voice to
" Courage, cherie it will not be forever.
Promise me to hope alwaye, however dark
things look."
And Eimer/woe promised, trying bravely
to cheek her fast -falling tears. _ _ _
The whistled shrieked, the train moved
between brother and sister, and Esperance
was borne swiftly away to the North.
CHAPTER XII.
ere can be few people who have not at
time in their life felt the utter misery
in all its fullness for the first time.
, she bad often been lonely sad an.
y during the siege, but that had been
passing trouble, relieved by Gaspard's
n in a few hours ; Cele, in its 'emer-
y, seemed never-ending. Then, too,
was so accustomed to be petted and
for, that the very feeling of self-
dence which would have pleased some
wt(a)misery to her ; she was like
pleat torn down from its strong
rt, and left trailing on the oold earth.
as long before she could rouse herself
her grief ; a dim senee of the duty of
anagement helped her, however, after
, and she sat up with an effort, and
out of the window. The landscape
dull -looking fielda, wonderfully
bounded the lineawhile the hedge -
alloyed here and there by a solitary
looked formal and unintereeting.
tively she ,raised her eyes•-fleeoy
donde were floating in a sky of the
blue and as she gazed up into the
depth's comfort came to her heavy
.She remembered that the same sky
great trouble was epered Esperance
as not in the least ehy ; the mauvaise
which werild have tormented an
girl in her positien, neVer occurred
and if her howl beat rather quicker
stud when the neap arrived ht
ter,, and she looked to Bee if her
were on tbe.platform, it was eineply
11 and ' rather ungainly lady, with
1 features and small, shortsighted
eyee, wee manning the windows of
hittaronet be Cornelia, and with a
girl's observation Molt in every
f her person sad, attire et a glance •
pace, and very much creased ;
meant to be fitting, bnt too loose in
, and badly out abota the neck ;
' time the train had etopped, and
ce, who had been carried some Way
a ady, sprang from the carriage, 1
tang her way back through the
revolaing in' her mind the most
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3 ! Lama- , T:,hope yoa,haso had awleasau
journey
Esperanto took the proffered hand, ani
responded to'the formal " How do you do ? '
contrasting them with the warmth of the
most ordinary meeting in France.
Cornelia was evidently determined to lose
no time ; she made prompt inquiries after
the luggage, made Eeperance identify it,
drove off in silence, Eeperance witting for
her cousin to begip the conversation,
Cornelia, contemplating the little French
girl, and wondering what her father would
say to her very foreign appearance.
An eagerexolemation-frogs-Espera •.
broke the lee.
" The cathedral l eh, but it is beantifal !
it is magnificent l What . height=what
massiveness -1 Inever dreamed -that it was
so ezquieite 1"
She had unoonsoionaly released into
French. Cornelia was surprised and
AMA-
replied, with made more warmth in her
tone. " I am glad .you appreoiate such
" And is Lay uncle's house near t9 the
cathedral? ".
" Not so near as many other houses. The -
close is, occupied chiefly by the canons.
See, we are entering it now ; beyond this is
the Vicaral Court, and we pass through
that to the deenery.
Esperanto:I. glanced curiously at the gray
oldebouseee but deciding-thate they were"
triste. she turned again to the cathedral,
feasting her eyes on its beauty. The gray
walls of the Vioar's Court soon hid it, how-
ever, and Esperanoe, as they drew near
tbeir destination, began to picture in her
mind the kind of welcome whioh awaited
her. Her cousins would probably be all
waiting he the hall, they would hasten for-,
ward to embrace her, the dean would bid
her weloome, and compliment her on her
good looks.' This had always been her
experienoe when her father took her to visit
the families of his friendsin 1:Argne.
Her heart beat high with expectant hope
when the oarriage stopped, her preconceived
dieliketo the dean only adding a zest to her
excitement. The footman rang the bell,
two solemn strokes of the dapper resulting,
which echoed long in the quiet court.
Eeperenoe gave a slight shiver, it. eounded
The door was opened, and Cornelia led
the Way -up the steps' and into a large,
square hall, dimly lighted from above.
Esperanoe looked in vain for the dean, and
for her °mains -they were nowhere to be
seen '
" Where is Bertha ? " she asked of her
" Bertha 1 " seid Cornelia, a little sur -
.know I am sure ; perhaps we shall findher
in the drawing room. Yon Will have some
:athin, gweiAyon now, before you take off your
Tea at such an hour seemed strange
enough to Esperanoe ; however, she
accented, -and ante etakerfaarialatite Well-
proportioned ram, whioh might have been
very handsome had it ot been overorowded
way between the tab ee, and chairs, and
with (maid farniture. She threaded her
°sem:lane, feeling quite oppressed by the
en -prevailing purple--oarpet, curtains,
furniture, even the Wall -paper, were all in a
shade Of the same color. In the deep win.
dowseat, at the further end of the room,
sat Mrs. Mortlake and Bertha. They both
rose as Cornelia and Esperanoe approaohe'd.
" SO the traveler 'has arrived," mid
Christabel, coming forward and kissing
had a pleasant journey, dear ? '
Esperance's heart was warmed by the
term of endearment : she answered the
question in the affirmative, unconecionely
telling a story ; then she turned eagerly to
Bertha, the comin from whom she hoped
great things. She was much disappointed,
though the cold unmeaning kiss prepared
her in some degree. She looked up sax -
lonely -Bertha was pretty, fair -complex-
ioned, and blue-eyed, but her whole wiped
was listless and uninterested. The glances
of the two comins met for an instant.
Berthe'e indifferent, dreamy, blue eyes, and
Esperanoe's eager, flashing, e brown ones
looked fall at each other ; then, as if by
mutual consent, they both turned away
without farther remark
Mre. Mortlake made Esperance sit down,
and poured her out a cup of dreadinlly
eirong tea, which reminded her foroibly of
some of Javotte's tisanes, and while she was
still trying to drink it without betraying
her disgust, the door opened and the
dreaded dean entered. He was really a
beautiful old man, and Eoperance could not
find it in her heart to dislike him • at the
same time (Ale was, for onoe a little embar-
rassed -it seemed so strange to meet him
thus, to haat) entered his house, as it were,
by stealth, to be actually drinking his most
'objectionable tea before he had bade her
,weloome She went to meet him half
timidly. Cornelia, noticieg this, rose too.
" Father, our pousin have arrived " ; then
aside to &prance, " speak loud, he is a
" Welcome, my dear," ' said the dean,
kissing her on her forehead. " You have
had an agreeable journey, I hope ? "
" Yes, thank you, mete," said poor
Espeaanoe, fibbing for the third time ;
would these dreedfal people never ask her
anything dee, she wondered.
" You'are welcome, my dear," repeated
the dean, still holding hea hand in hie, and
shaking it gently, " welcome for your
mother's sake. I loved your mother dearly,
though she acted against ray wishee once,
but I loved her in spite of that."
" I should hope so," thought Esperance,
ooloring, and trying to disengage her hand;
but her uncle still held it
" Let me look at yeti, my dear," Reid he,
drawing her to the windo* and scanning
her feateree, while Esperance took the
opportunity to -study hie face.
" Ah 1 I had hoped you woald be like
poor Amy, bat there is •nci resernblanoe-
sighed deeply. " The image of her father
-a regular De Mehillon-so terribly
Poor &Terence flashed angrily • this
ast sentence wee doubtless intended as a
pliloquy, but it could not fail to hurt her.
She had not recovered herself, when the
earl, relapsing inM his ordinary tone said
cousin ? I believe I am not mile -
she began.
isetneened instantly.
re, se efraid h
'reimsrk watt too ' addan and unexpected,
.however. Egpesanoe could not bear to
speak ot• her Lather after that unlucky
sentenoe " terribly French." The refer -
'times to bis death had brought b ok all her
sad recollections of the 30th oi�November,
and each yearning for hie pre see that, do
what she would, she aonld not restrain her
tears. nail . fats,,a , ;teraei
ii rd 1iten turned.. _ gl" �"i o
Cornelia. appealingly to
" You wanld • like to dome to your room,
would you not ? I will show yon the way."
Eeperance gladly followed, making no
secret of her tears as her couein led her
hrough the-hdll once more, and np=a dark
oak etairoase.
All the sympathy which Cornelia showed
and " antiquated " mea i(� She framed a
reply, however, deateronel
" They were the only. hooka I could
obtain, and I am afraid I w too- ignorant
to. see their -faults. I hope yo will be so
ad as to adviee-me now, and ten I shall
Make no more mistakes."
Cornelia promised her nasi t&
viii d ore; bu�`'
there was no graoiouenees in her anner,
and Eeperanoe'e warm thanks eeemed
almost to annoy her.
It was n relief when the dean returned,
for it put a stop to the long string of qua: -
Stone, end -though- himadventwagq,gguiokly
followed by a second editiorf of stlfipg tea,
Eeperance endure it with equanimity, so
khanktul was she for any interruption. An
veiling of desultory oonvereati`on followed,
nd at ten the household assembled for
amity prayers, and then dispersed for the
ight•
suppose my father noticed you werearying," a
whioh, however mode it might have oda- f
forted an Engllsh girl, teeenoa the alighted n
with injunctions to be ready for dinner
an hour ; and Esperance threw hers
upon the bed, calling despairingly to h
father, and dying till she maid ory
longer:
When she was thoroughly exhausted,
dried her eyes. and though by no men
comforted, put her grief aside, and began
survey her new room. Itawae large an
bare, with curious old hesme supportin
the ceiling, which was so low that she fe
quite oppressed oy its nearness ; an ugl
.er own room, though as leneliness was
in more than ever notioesble and its vastness
elf deoidely unpleasant. She walked round it.
er with some misgivings, making her candle
no shine into all dark corners. No ghoste
were found. but as she sat down the ea dle
he on the central table, her eye oaugh e
no shadow, apparently, of a large head on he
to opposite wall. She was startled, but the
d next minute dietiovered that it was only
g caused by a large glass of wall-flowere„
lt which some one had placed on ,her table
y since dinner. This was a piece of real
a since her arrival. True, her adoption
t in itself was a kindness, bat the ooldnees of
4 her 0011Bille in a great measure spoiled it,
and though ehe was, to a certain, extent,
grateful for her maintenance, it was with a
• gratitude altogether different to that *Wash
t she felt for the unexpected gift of flowers.
- She was just about to put. out her light,
r when there came a knook at her doer, and a
d middletaged servant entered to ask tf she
could be of ana use.
4Esperance rightly conjecitured that this
Kidderminster.carpet,.,, also_.offended.-.-h.
eyes, and ehe would greatly have preferre,
t uneven, red -brink floor of her room a
Mabillon to the hideous combination of red
white, and yellow which Mrs. Mortlake ha
selected.
Wearied with her short view of her oom
monplaoe surroundings, ehe rose and wen
to the window, hungering for aomethin,
fresh or beautiful. Once more an eage
exclamation escaped her as ehe gaze
again on the grand cathedral; silo.
buttress' and oanopied niche, . eaoh beaati•
fully proportioned window was a new de-
light, while greater distance only lent fresh
beauty to the glorious tower.
The 'chiming of the clock recalled her to
her present misery. It was certainly time
to drese for dinner. She hated the thought
of encountering again bee most dieappoint-
ing relations, and now that the first exoite-
mein of her aeriviatamecover„-began-tes-fee
very tired and ill, quite unequal to the
effort of English speaking.
For the dinner she was unprepared, and
therefore dreaded nothing ; bat her heart
sank when, the gong having sounded, and
the solemn -procession from drawing -room
to dining -room taken place, she found her-
self 'in a hot, gaslit room, . wish all the
windows curtained, and the beataiial sun-
set light shut out.
Pdrs. Mortlake explained that her father
disliked dining by daylight ; and &Ter-
ence, though she could scarcely breathe,
tried Mandan it.
She was so unaccustomed to formal
meals, and had for the last year lived in
such extremefrugality, that -the -long -sub-
stantial dinner was a real penance to her.
Conversation did not flow, and had it not
been for the alight amusemcuit which she
managed to derive from the awkward
waiting of the footman, and from the many
peculiarities of her musing, she would have
been both dull and unhappy. As it was,
she managed to strangle her yawns till at
lad thts ordeal was over, and the ladies
returned to the purer atmosphere of the
Bertha it once took up a book, and
retired behind it for the evening. Mrs.
Mortlake and Cornelia devoted themselves
to a complete examination of Everette°.
Their questions evere not a little embar-
rassing, and Mrs. Mortlake's in particuler
were framed in ouch an uncomfortible way,
that in epite of Esperance's readiness to
talk* ehe found it almost imposeible to edge
in a word.
For at least half an hour such A
catechism as the following was otirried on :
" And your brother's name is-?"
" He is oalled Gaspard, ray-."
" He is jast twenty-two."
" Then you came to London in-? "
" And the siege of Paris was over on-?"
" On the 29th of January, my cousin."
By the time Mrs. Mortlake bad exhausted
her material for questions, Esperance wee
thoroughly exasperated, and her preference
for Christabel was quickly put to flight,
She turned with a feeling of relief to Cor-
nelia.; but her first question, though leavieg
ample scope for a prolonged answer, was
quite as embarrassing in its way.
" How has your education been carried
Eel:armee was puzzled, indeed, to ariewer
" Since the war I have done sicarcely any-
thing," she faltered, by no means,reaseared
by Cornelia's evident surprise. " It was
impossible, indeed, to study at . such a
time."
" Where there's a will there's a way,"
said Cornelia, dryly. " It wee a most fatal
mistake to allow you to be idle at that age;
no amount of after work can comperieate
for that lost year. Who was your teacher ?"
" My father taught me everything," re-
plied Esperanoe, casting down her head to
hide the etarting tears, except that when
we were at Mabillon I went to thesonvent
every afternoon for leesona in music and
needle -work."
" And yen have really done,nothing since
the war ? " asked. Cornelia, in en 3h a borri-
_fled tope that Esperanto could not help
smiling to herself, though at the same time
she reeked her brains for an answer.
" Gaspard and I used to study when we
came to London," she said, at -lest. a I
read several English books."
that. What class of books ? "
" I began with 'Poets Book of Martyrat "
said Eeperance, innocently " it was very
good, but a little triste, and then I read
' The Fairchild Family,' which I Sound
very amusing."
" You could hardly have seletted two
more useless books. -Could yon not see et
the time how narrow and antiquated they
were ? " said Cornelia, with contempt.
She hed minuted a good deal on this English.
And so your fathea was killed in the reading, and it was hard te heve waded
lege of Para; ? " tbiongli two long vol meg, and then to flnd
He did not mean it unkindlyt_but,*aeattee that eheficd. onlytentateelthoatitarett-elforia
you ad tention ly inflioted pain on others t the no
• the least idea' whet the word; " narr "
must be the nurse, and fanoying eo
nees eo poor Javotte in her manner felt
greatly drawn to her.
" I have finiehed unpacking my box.
thank you," abe replied. " Can you tell
me who brought me these beeutiful giroftees
jau"neTthe"wall-flowers, miss ? I am glad ./
yon. liase-thena--I-ehooga:;ti-they-wuuld-ha'
kind of company for you.
" How good of you so bring them 1 yes,
indeed, I like them so much, they remind ,
me of our old garden in France, they grew
eo beautifully on the ruins."
" Indeed, mine, I didn't know such
things grew in foreign parts. However, I
hope that will make you feel more at home
like. Shall 1 take your candle, miss ? "
" Yes, please," said Reiterate:3e, laying
down her head on the pillow -then, as a
sudden rush of homesiokness eeized her.
" and pleases kiss Me. mime, for I am ao
lonely, and you remind me of our dear old
JaTvohtete-nuurse ;dewed
her respectfully, &r-
and left the room ; and Esperanoe, though
she cried hereelf to sleep, wee comforted to
know that she liad et least one friend in the
deanery. -
Mrs. Mortlake lingered for some time in
her sister's room, diecassing the events of
the day, and arranging for the morrow.
" And what do you think of Esperanoe?"
he asked, at length, more to continue the
conversation than because she cered to
now Cornelia's opinion.
" It. is too soap for me'to say yet," replied
died* gravely.
" Ah 1 you are always so cautions! " said
Mrs. Mortlake, laughingly. " Now, though
do not pretend to have half your peteetra-
ion, and have not a single theory to go by,
et I flatter myself I can read that obereoter
" Well ? "'asked Cornelia, a little ' morn-
" To begin with, then, she is as proud tte
uoifer, and hag evidently been made a
reat deal of ; who ever saw an English
rl of sixteen so easy and self-possessed ;
hy, she might have been twenty 1 "
" And that is all you have discovered
out her ? Well, I certainly have not done
mai more myself, except that I noticed
an imaginative mind.. Fortunately, oux
ther seems pleased with her."
a, he was so evidently disappoin ed with
her appearance when he first saw er.''
"First impressions go for little,"
said Cornelia ; " it will be eerie a indeed,
' my father does not take to her, since we
' She is French to a degree," said Mrs.
rtlake, " and not even pretty ; did you
4 Really, I am the last person to give an
nion on each points, Christabel. As far
tures were good, but that at present she
uoh too thin and ill to be pretty. Hut
et ne dismiss the subjeot-goodetight."
Good -night," replied Mrs. Mortlake,
ing up her candle to go ; but most
uredly she is not pretty."
he door oloeed upon her eider.
So that is it 1 jealousy for p or little
g queen ot the dullest party at Rilobes-
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a is already beginning 1 Oh, 0 'Inaba,
little changed yonatre 'roue the days
n a ball was no pleasure if you were not
belle of the night when you preferred
to being second elsewhere. Luckily,
ever, there are so many years between
ranee and Bella, that their interests
not likely to clash, but I forme that
stabel will make that childa life a,
en to her. • What an acconet she gave
st really devote some of my time to
though I can ill afford it." .
(To be Continued).
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of Nese York, is reported by the Inter- Oeeats
as saying : " If the angel should come to
me with the gift of life in his hand, and
give me the opportunity to live it over
again, I would not have it."
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes onoe said
tied easy crying widows \take new htujo
bands atoned. There is nothing like weit''
weather, he nays, for t ra n apt ding.
WhaPathettediter, Wee to pease ca. °DO' '
of Ida acquittal -ammo as " a pretty, young
woman,' the compositor should be very
careful not 10 leave that comme,ont.